For the fourth successive season our Colts have reached the Final of the Southern Junior Floodlit Cup, their latest success in the competition being a 6-3 Semi-Final victory over Reading Colts at the Elm Park Ground.

But their victory was far less convincing than the score would suggest, Reading recovered miraculously from being three goals in arrears, reducing the deflict at one stage to only 3-4, the Londoners just about deserved their victory. And the ease with which they netted three goals in one five-minute spell mid-way through the first half must establish them as firm favourites to win the cup.
Despite some brilliant goalkeeping by Reading's Arthur Wilkie, the West Ham inside-right Cartwright crashed in two splendid goals, and inside-left Smillie added a third before Palethorpe scored Reading's first goal.
Centre-forward Beesley restored West Ham's three-goal lead, calmly smashing home a lob from the right, but then Reading really began to fight. Outside-right Turner netted with a great shot just before the interval, and five minutes after the restart, captain Neate whipped in a penalty.
With the crowd behind them, it looked at this stage as though Reading would pull through. But then a long shot from Beesley found the net after 57 minutes, and 11 minutes later Cartwright ran through - despite off-side appeals to ensure  West ham's place in the final.

Reading:
Wilkie, Dorrell, Rumble, Kmalls, Neate, Grant, Turner, Fielder, Warth, Shreeve, Palethorpe